Arodys Vizcaino

American League Central Division White Sox: Ozzie Guillen's team returns to celebrate 10-year anniversary of '05 champs, but A.J. missing. Indians: Corey Kluber. Carlos Carrasco. Danny Salazar. Trevor Bauer. First foursome ever with 100-plus strikeouts each at break. Royals: Best first half since 1980, when Royals went to their first World Series. Year of the Yost? Tigers: Went into break eight games below .500 (28-36) against teams not named White Sox or Indians. Twins: Best home record in American League at 31-16, but attendance is down from 2014 and ninth in AL. East Division Blue Jays: Hockey analyst Don Cherry: Jose Bautista "could have played for my...

MESA, Ariz. -- Mike Olt knows what great expectations are like, so he should be accustomed to the scrutiny that he'll fall under now with Kris Bryant demoted to minor league game.
And Tommy La Stella will be under some degree of scrutiny as well...

Whether the White Sox or Cubs won the offseason is really a determination that should be made as their moves play out on the field, but there's little doubt the teams at least won the attention of the baseball world.
The clubs posted identical 73-89...

Whether the Cubs or White Sox won the offseason is really a determination that should be made as their moves play out on the field, but there's little doubt the teams at least won the attention of the baseball world.
The clubs posted identical 73-89...

The Chicago Cubs added competition at second base and more resources for a potential trade Sunday by acquiring Tommy La Stella and the No. 4 international signing bonus slot from the Atlanta Braves for reliever Arodys Vizcaino and three international...

The pain of losing the likes of Ryan Dempster, Matt Garza and Scott Feldman is subsiding quickly.
That’s the feeling of pitching coach Chris Bosio, who understands the process the Cubs have experienced the past three seasons and how he saw it start to...

The summary
Francisco Liriano and three relievers shut out the Cubs on six hits, completing the sweep of the pseudo double-header after the suspended game.
At the plate
The Cubs completed the day with no runs over 14 innings in the two games. Javier...

Anthony Rizzo’s extended absence would have cleared more at-bats for slugging prospect Kris Bryant.
But the Cubs — despite their recent improvement with a batch of recently promoted prospects — remain in a long-term mode.
Rizzo faces the possibility...

As expected, the Chicago Cubs didn't promote minor league home run champion Kris Bryant to their major league roster Tuesday.
But the Cubs did add seven players to their major league roster in what figures to be a thorough evaluation during the final...

The Cubs got a lot of press last year over the amount spent on international signings. The perception was it was a deep group and the Cubs got some of the best out there. When do you think we will start to see some of these kids coming up through the...

The Cubs have eaten Alfonso Soriano's contract, is there a chance they'd do the same in getting rid of Edwin Jackson? And let's see what a stable lineup looks like for a couple of months, and then we know what the team really needs in the offseason -...

MIAMI — Third baseman Kris Bryant caught the eye of several Cubs players in spring training, so they were among the least surprised Wednesday with his long-awaited promotion from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa, where he will join top prospect...

By trading any player with value, isn't Epstein lengthening the timeline to "sustained success"?
Does Epstein lack understanding of pitchers? Pitchers frequently peak later than position players. Although Jeff Samardzija is...

ST. LOUIS It took a lot of work for Adonis Garcia just to make it to the major leagues. A series of circumstances had him batting cleanup for the Braves against the Cardinals on Saturday. It seemed unlikely he'd have much influence on the game's...

ATLANTA Jace Peterson had been in a hitting funk for nearly a month, and Nick Markakis had played 91 games and still not hit a home run for the Braves. Monday was their night to shake things up. Markakis hit a two-run homer and Peterson drove in...

MILWAUKEE When Manny Banuelos gave up a homer to the second batter and labored through a 29-pitch first inning, it looked as if the Braves rookie might not be around long in his second major league start Tuesday night. But with some support verbal...

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett cut his left hand in the shower and needed five stitches, an injury that could land him on the disabled list.
Gennett sliced a knuckle on a metal rack after Sunday's game in Pittsburgh. He was out of...

Atlanta Braves pitcher Andrew McKirahan is the latest player to run afoul of baseball's drug policy.
McKirahan tested positive for Ipamorelin, a human-growth hormone releasing peptide, and has been suspended 80 games without pay by Major League...